“To have any of that autonomy taken away, to have someone else make decisions for my body and my career, is to take away my life’s pursuit,” one Olympic soccer player said.
US women's soccer player Megan Rapinoe dribbles during a match against France on April 13, 2021.
"Without the constitutional guarantee of reproductive freedom, many women athletes would be forced to sacrifice their athletic pursuits, and progress made toward gender equality in sports would be reversed,"The filing includes US Women's National Soccer Team players Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn, and Lynn Williams; WNBA stars Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Layshia Clarendon; and hundreds of other high school, collegiate, and professional athletes who have"exercised, relied on...
Monday's brief includes several personal accounts from the athletes, including Crissy Perham, a swimmer and Olympic gold medalist, who publicly shared her abortion story for the first time.
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